The purpose of this study is to increase our understanding of the degree youngsters with ADHD and/or autism are able to use psychosocial skills, so as to offer active aid to teach these missing...Show moreThe purpose of this study is to increase our understanding of the degree youngsters with ADHD and/or autism are able to use psychosocial skills, so as to offer active aid to teach these missing skills. A possible connection to gender and age was also investigated. In this study four basal psychosocial skills were investigated, namely: ‘relational skills’, ‘affective skills’, ‘selfcontrol’ and ‘self-awareness’. By means of a questionnaire filled in by parents and guardians data was collected of 408 youngsters aged four to eighteen years old. The research questions have been answered by means of multiple variance analyses. Youngsters with ADHD and/or autism have less developed psychosocial skills compared to youngsters without a developmental disorder. In this case youngsters with only ADHD and youngsters with only autism have better social skills than youngsters with both ADHD and autism. Between youngsters with ADHD and youngsters with autism there were no noticeable differences, but girls have developed better psychosocial skills than boys. These results can be used by parents, teachers and social workers to offer extra support to youngsters with ADHD and/or autism with regard to the development of their psychosocial skills. This way youngsters with ADHD and/or autism can hopefully develop these skills in a better way, which could contribute to their performance and wellbeing.Show less
